Morissa asked her friends at what age they began to read words. The frequency table shows the results she found. What is the median?

response : 3,4,5

Tally: 4,2,6

frequency: 4,2,6

Question

Morissa asked her friends at what age they began to read words. The frequency table shows the results she found. What is the median?

response : 3,4,5

Tally: 4,2,6

frequency: 4,2,6

anonymous · Answer

median is the one that falls in the middle...

However you have an even number of values, so you have to find the mean of the two middle values.

Your values are:
3,3,3,3,4,4,[median],5,5,5,5,5,5

So the mean of the two middle values is:
(4+5)/2 = 4.5

Median = 4.5